Introductory Chemistry (5th Edition)

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 032191029X
ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-029-5

Chapter 11 - Gases - Exercises - Problems - Page 404: 79

Answer

$N_{2}$ is $0.78\times 1.12 atm = 0.8736 atm$ $O_{2}$ is $0.22\times 1.12 atm =0.2464 atm $

Work Step by Step

Using Dalton's Law of Partial Pressure, we can find the pressure an individual gas exerts in a mixture of gases. $Partial Pressure = Mole Fraction of Gas\times Total Pressure$ Since we are told that there is $22$ % of $O_{2}$ and $78$ % of $N_{2}$ , we can determine the mole fraction of each gas simply by converting the percent of $O_{2}$ and percent of $N_{2}$ gas into a number by dividing by 100 to get $0.22$ for $O_{2}$ and $0.78$ for $N_{2}$ Therefore, the partial pressure of $O_{2}$ is $0.22\times 1.12 atm =0.2464 atm $ and the partial pressure of $N_{2}$ is $0.78\times 1.12 atm = 0.8736 atm$
Update this answer!

You can help us out by revising, improving and updating this answer.

Update this answer

After you claim an answer you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. An editor will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback.